Sure-Hit Archer 71

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Unexpected Situation

"I knew the security was tight."

After about 30 minutes of running on the roof, I finally arrived at my destination.

On the way here, I passed several armed explorers. They were probably the explorers who went out to search after this incident.

"Well, what should I do?"

After all this time, would it be trespassing? Well, it's an emergency now, so I guess it's okay.

While I thought about that, two men who seemed to be security guards in front of the church door seemed to notice and approached me.

"Hey you, what are you doing there?"

Both of the men who approached me were holding spears. And the atmosphere seems somewhat stiff, or even murderous.

This is a hit.

Nothing about the two men who approached suggests they were members of Labyrinthianism. Perhaps they are members of the Dragon's Eye.

"Hey, I just wanted to ask you a few questions."

"I see. I'm sorry, but this is a restricted area. Please leave."

"No, but."

"You're a pain in the ass! Get out of here!"

One of the men yells at me.

If this keeps up, I'm going to get in trouble.

Perhaps because they heard the man yelling, the other men guarding the area around them were coming closer.

"Well then, just one thing ............, where is the girl you kidnapped?"

"────!!!!!!!"

I say as intimidatingly as I can to them.

And the men guarding the place finally realized that I had come to save Rina, and without any hesitation, they all came at me with spears in their hands.

"───Vajra body!"

With my [Vajra Body] skill, my defense power has increased, and I can block all the countless spears flying at me. 

……I knew it.

I had expected they would not have powerful weapons, given the strength I felt, and their spears were all the same, but it was as I expected.

"Hmph!"

I repelled all the spears that flew at me, then continued to dodge the spears that the two men swung at me, and blew one away with a spinning kick.

"Guhah!"

The other one comes at me and punches me, but I grab his arm and slam him to the ground, pretending to catch his fist.

"Gah ......!"

And then, just like that, I throw the other three to the ground and reap their consciousness.

"Phew ......, I guess that's it for now."

I mutter as I look down at the five unconscious men.

"The rest of them are ...... just in case."

I rolled up their pants so I could see the calves of the five men I had knocked out, and there was the symbol of the Dragon's Eye tattooed on them.

"So this is confirmed."

The only information I had was Labyrinthianism took Rina, but this would almost certainly involve the Dragon's Eye.

Even if it wasn't, no doubt one of the Dragon's Eye's members was involved.

"Let's hurry."

I said, and then put my hand on the doorknob at the entrance to the church. It doesn't seem to be locked.

I open the door, and it opened with a squeak.

I enter, and it is still a church.

The light shines through the cracked stained glass windows, and rows of dusty couches. And behind the rotting altar, a displayed crucifix.

But,

"Are you not here, ......? Rina, Labyrinthianism, and the members of the Dragon's Eye?"

There wasn't a soul in the silent church, only my voice echoing in the abandoned church.

"Rina! Where are you!"

I yell loudly, but I don't hear a reply.

Damn! Where are you? I thought you were here ......!

But the members of Dragon's Eye were here.

There must be a good chance that they brought Rina here.

"Hey! If Rina's here, please answer me!"

I raise my voice again, but there's no response.

"Don't tell me she's already taken to ...... or something."

Not to an abandoned church like this, but to a human trafficking target that the dragon's eyes were doing.

...........................

"-......!"

I hear a noise from the altar in the back.

Was someone there?

I slowly approach the altar where the noise came from, wary.

"Nothing strange ...... about it?"

But there was nothing there, and the scene looked no different than it had earlier. Except for one thing.

"Is this ...... blood?"

There was a small red stain on the floor. It was really small, a mark that looked like it had been made by dragging something, so small that I had to look carefully to see it.

Then I looked beyond it and saw─ ─

"...... Altar?"

─ ─ It continued towards the altar.

"It's cut off here. ......"

But there's nothing beyond this point. It should be just a wall.

"Is there a hidden passage?"

I thought so and examined the altar. Then, I noticed an unnatural indentation at the level of my face.

"What's this ......?"

When I touched the indentation, it seemed to be a switch, and when I pressed it, part of the wall opened to reveal a staircase leading to the basement.

The switch must be some magical device, as I could also feel magic power on it.

"Do I have to go to ......?"

That's what I was thinking.

─ ─ I hear a flap of wings from the stairs.

I heard a flap of wings from the stairs, and it flew toward me.

As I left the place, I quickly used my [Magic Arrow] and threw an arrow at the one that appeared from the stairs. 

The transparent arrow hit the target and fell to the ground with a high-pitched squeal.

"Is this a ...... bat or ......?"

There lying on the ground was a large black-winged creature about 30 centimeters long.

"But this is a ...... monster, right?"

It certainly looks like a bat, but it's not what I know of.

To begin with, the bats I know are supposed to be much smaller.

But even if it is a monster, I've never seen or heard of a monster like this.

"Hey, come on, you don't mean ....... ......."

A staircase leads to the basement. The monster emerged from the stairs.

I had a bad premonition in my head.

"Don't tell me it's a ...... dungeon!"